Finger-ring guard.



M. LEVIN.

. HNGER RING GUARD. APPLICATION FILED NOV. is. 1912.

1,217,097. Patnted Feb.20, 1917.

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MILTON LEVIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO LION SAFETY PIN CLUTCHCOMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

' FINGER-RING GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 191 7.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON LEVIN, a citizen of the United States, andresident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New Yorkhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in F inger- RingGuards, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to holding devices for finger rings and consistsof a small spring that is easily attached to and detached from a ring aswill be explained, reference being had to the following specificationand claim and the drawing in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe holding device to be applied to a ring.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the holding device.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device attached to a ring.

Fig. 4. is a section on line 44 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing there is shown an endless wire bent with thetwo portions A and B parallel, and preferably forming an arc of largerdiameter than that of the ring to which it is to be applied. The deviceis readily applied by means of a pair of pliers. The ends C and Dfitting around the ring E and the intermediate portion A and B beingcontracted, whereby the' holding device is kept securely in position.

When this holding device has been applied to a ring large enough toreadily pass over enlarged knuckles, such a ring will hold its positionso that the seal, plate jewel or other projection will remain in theupper position. If the device is applied to a ring for a finger thattapers uniformly, it has the advantage that with very little pressure,the projecting part of the ring will retain its upper position with veryslight pressure on the finger.

On account of the fact that the holding device is made in one piece ofan endless wire with no projecting points, there is nothing that willcause it to be caught in fabric or to scratch objects with which it maycome in contact.

The device is made of springy wire, preferably gold so as to hold thering in position under slight but suflicient spring pressure.

What I claim as new is: j

A finger ring guard consisting of an endless spring wire with parallelbranches bent so as to form a curve, the convex portion of which isadapted to face the lower portion of the ring when the guard is attachedthereto.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this22nd day of Nov. A. D. 1912.

MILTON LEVIN.

Witnesses:

C. A. O. RosnLL, LOUIS J. LEVIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

